Graduation Rate

Student Consumer Information--Graduation Rates

Tables for graduation rates by demographics and financial aid status are listed at the bottom of page.

GRADUATION RATE

for Full-Time First-Time Degree-Seeking Undergraduates

Percent Graduating from Any UM School or College

Cohort*

Time to Degree

Year

Number of Students

4 Years or less

5 Years or less

6 Years or less

1991

1,832

42%

55%

58%

1992

1,770

45%

58%

59%

1993

1,612

46%

59%

61%

1994

1,516

47%

60%

63%

1995

1,684

49%

61%

63%

1996

1,678

53%

64%

65%

1997

1,814

53%

65%

67%

1998

1,831

53%

70%

71%

1999

1,845

56%

68%

71%

2000

1,965

58%

71%

73%

2001

2,152

63%

75%

76%

2002

2,046

64%

75%

77%

2003

2,066

67%

78%

80%

2004

2,025

68%

79%

80%

2005

2,258

66%

76%

78%

2006

2,046

70%

79%

81%

2007

1,977

71%

81%

82%.

2008

1,983

69%

79%

81%

2009**

1,903

68%

79%

n.a.

2010**

2,106

67%

n.a.

n.a.

* Graduation Rates are based on the IPEDS-GRS methodology: cohort of new freshmen who enrolled for the first time in college either in the fall or in one of the two preceding summer sessions and who were enrolled full-time in that fall. Time to degree is through August 31st of degree year.

** Preliminary, unofficial

SIX-YEAR GRADUATION RATES BY STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS

for Full-Time First-Time Degree-Seeking Undergraduates

By Gender

2008 Cohort

Number of Students

6 Years or less Graduation Rate

Male

996

78%

Female

987

84%

Overall

1,983

81%

By Race/Ethnicity

2008 Cohort

Number of Students

6 Years or less Graduation Rate

Nonresident Alien

149

68%

Black, non-Hispanic

174

78%

Asian/Pacific Islander

130

85%

Hispanic

346

83%

White, non-Hispanic

932

82%

Race/Ethnicity Unknown

244

84%

Overall

1,983

81%

Note: Native American students are not included in this table because there were too few of such students to be able to report their graduation rates with confidence and confidentiality.

By Financial Aid Status

2008 Cohort

Number of Students

6 Years or less Graduation Rate

Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant

300

77%

Recipients of a subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant

352

80%

Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan